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ABC 8 has the details about 43-year old Amos Ayers, known on the air Ron James on Wild 102.9 in Reno. Police arrested Ayers Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulted an 18-year-old who had been drinking in 2015

Dave Ramsey hosted one of his EntreLeadership Summits recently in Dallas. The event featured a lineup of well-known speakers such as Seth Godin, Jim Collins, Pat Lencioni, Dr. Henry Cloud, Chris Hogan, and Christy Wright. Ramsey was also joined on stage by special guest, former President George W. Bush. The event provides attendees with knowledge on leadership, building company culture, communication, work/life balance, and organizational health.

Greater Media's WMJX in Boston has a new General Sales Manager. Brian Schneekloth, who spent 12 years as the VP and Manager of the Katz Radio Group, replaces Tina Murley who was promoted to DOS at Greater Media Boston.

The 2016 WGN inductees are Max Armstrong, Floyd Brown, Jim Carollo, Dan Fabian, Marilyn Miller, Tom Petersen, and Dean Richards.

iHeartMedia’s Central Texas Region has promoted Callie Hoch to Regional Digital Program Director and Travis Hill (pictured) to Director of Marketing and Promotions. The Central Texas Region includes Austin and San Antonio, and both positions will split their time between the cities.

In a letter to staff, Wednesday, ABC Radio VP and GM Steve Jones announced that veteran political reporter Ann Compton will be on convention duty this summer. Compton is being brought in to cover both the Democratic and Republican conventions. She has 41 years’ experience covering the White House.

The 41st annual Gracies Gala was held last night in Los Angeles. The awards program celebrates contributions by and about women in all forms of media. ABC Radio's Cheri Preston was one of the award recipients for a report called "Paris Under Attack. Pictured here from the event: Entravision's Angie Balderas, Radio Ink Publisher Deborah Parenti, Preston and Jason Bailey and Kristofor Sentel from The Sun Broadcast Group

Joe Soto will take over the slot previously occupied by the Doug Banks Show. Banks passed away in April at the age of 57. Soto, a 36-year veteran, is most familiar to Chicago listeners as host of The Real Show and Back in the Day on V103.

The name of the book is Naked DJ, and the author is former Z100 and K-ROCK DJ Jo Maeder. She says her new novel draws on her radio career both on and off the mike. “NAKED DJ is an uncensored all-access pass to one woman’s climb to the radio top. Then her troubles really begin. It’s also a great contemporary story. How far do you go for your job? And for love?”

Entercom Austin has named Dayne Damme as Marketing Director of four stations: AC KKMJ (MAJIC 95.5), Hot AC KAMX (MIX 94.7) Urban AC KKMJ-HD3 (96.3 RnB), and News Talk KJCE-AM (Talk Radio 1370). Prior to joining Entercom Austin, Damme worked with CBS Radio's KSFM/Sacramento and most recently as Marketing and Promotion Director for Entercom Sacramento.